Diameter: 30.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Magges
Dove Bell ID: 58056 Tower ID: 22369 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Newton-by-Castle Acre: All Saints
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626520
http://www.narvalleygroup.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TF 830 155
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Wall Painting
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 138 m²
Exterior Description
C11 and later. Flint with limestone, carstone and ferruginous conglomerate dressings. Pantile and wood shingle roofs. Aisleless nave; narrower axial tower; chancel. C14 3-light west window with reticulated tracery. Blocked doorway beneath. C14 plain chamfered north doorway blocked. C14 south doorway of 2 plain chamfered orders with a hood mould. Pair of blocked C11 loops with carstone arched lintels opposed towards the middle of the nave to north and south. 2 C15 2-light south windows with flat heads and ogee tracery. C11 tower with evidence for an added south transept now removed. Blocked archway with lancet to ground floor. Sloping dripstone to former transept roof. Reduced double splayed window at first floor. Heavily restored twin bell-openings with triangular heads and mid wall piers of flint and mortar to west and north, and carstone shafts to south and east. Throughstone slab to west. South and east openings have cubic capitals with chamfered-off angles, pronounced astragals and simple conical bases. Pyramidal shingle roof. Chancel with C14 2-light east window with soufflet and a C14 cusped lancet to north. Piece of limestone re-used in north wall - possibly a former arched window jamb with drilled holes for a wooden lattice.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
Eastern tower arch original with a roughly semicircular headed arch on chamfered imposts and sloping jambs. C14 double-ogee moulded western tower arch with an original triangular headed doorway above. Surviving rood stair in north west angle of tower. Chancel with a simple broken piscina on east wall and a C14 aumbry to north.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 830 155
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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